Method and machine for manufacturing containers allowing a modification of heating rate
US9610725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C2949/0715
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine for manufacturing containers from blanks of plastic material, which includes an oven furnished with a plurality of radiation sources for heating blanks as they travel through at a predetermined speed of travel and heating profile, and a programmed control center for modifying the speed of travel and heating profile based on a temperature measurement made on a blank leaving the oven, and a pressure measurement made in the blank during a subsequent blowing.
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